As Episode 1 of "A Gentleman in Moscow" (2024 release from the UK; 8 episodes of about 50 min each) opens, it is "Moscow 1921"., a few years after the Bolshevik Revolution. Count Alexander Rostov, who has returned from Paris in 1918, is sentenced by a Bolshevik Revolutionary court to a life sentence at the luxurious Hotel Metropol. At this point we are 10 minutes into Episode 1...
Couple of comments: this is a historical drama on what life was like in Moscow in the early years following the 1917 revolution. The cast is fronted by the real life husband and wife team of Ewan McGregor (as Count Alexander) and Mary Elizabeth Winston (as Anna). While the opening premise sounds appealing, and hence I was quite eager to check it out, for whatever reason I could not get into this mini-series,,,, AT ALL. I really can't explain why, other that to say that I never bought into the main characters and hence I really didn't care what happened to them. Other may very well disagree and I fully realize that my take on this is a very personal and hence subjective view of it. I held out for 2 episodes and then bailed.
"A Gentleman in Moscow" premiered in Showtime (which is now part of Paramount+) a few weeks ago, and is schedule to conclude in early May. I was quite amazed to see that this is currently rated 90% Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. Wow. Did I see the same mini-series? If you have any particular interest in the early years of communist Russia, or are simply a fan of Ewan McGregor or Mary Elizabeth Winston, I'd suggest you check this out, with lowered expectations, and draw your own conclusion.
Couple of comments: this is a historical drama on what life was like in Moscow in the early years following the 1917 revolution. The cast is fronted by the real life husband and wife team of Ewan McGregor (as Count Alexander) and Mary Elizabeth Winston (as Anna). While the opening premise sounds appealing, and hence I was quite eager to check it out, for whatever reason I could not get into this mini-series,,,, AT ALL. I really can't explain why, other that to say that I never bought into the main characters and hence I really didn't care what happened to them. Other may very well disagree and I fully realize that my take on this is a very personal and hence subjective view of it. I held out for 2 episodes and then bailed.
"A Gentleman in Moscow" premiered in Showtime (which is now part of Paramount+) a few weeks ago, and is schedule to conclude in early May. I was quite amazed to see that this is currently rated 90% Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. Wow. Did I see the same mini-series? If you have any particular interest in the early years of communist Russia, or are simply a fan of Ewan McGregor or Mary Elizabeth Winston, I'd suggest you check this out, with lowered expectations, and draw your own conclusion.